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Spokes · 06-30-2014, 09:07 PM

Hello fellow Barners, Please help me with my memory. When Model A's were built, didn't engine and frame numbers match ??? Thanks for your help.

Bob C · 06-30-2014, 09:25 PM

Yes

Jim Mason · 06-30-2014, 09:37 PM

When the engine left the break-in line it was stamped with a number. When the engine was dropped in the frame some time later, the engine number was stamped on the frame rail...

john1930a · 06-30-2014, 10:00 PM

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I agree with Jim Mason, and from what I understand, the number on the engine is used as the VIN for the vehicle, even if the numbers do not match the frame. When I was 16, DMV allowed me to register my car with the tracing of the number from the engine.

06-30-2014, 09:07 PM	#1
Spokes Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Monterey Peninsula,California Posts: 194	Engine and frame numbers Hello fellow Barners, Please help me with my memory. When Model A's were built, didn't engine and frame numbers match ??? Thanks for your help.

06-30-2014, 09:25 PM	#2
Bob C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Cal Posts: 8,749	Re: Engine and frame numbers Yes

06-30-2014, 09:37 PM	#3
Jim Mason Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 914	Re: Engine and frame numbers When the engine left the break-in line it was stamped with a number. When the engine was dropped in the frame some time later, the engine number was stamped on the frame rail... __________________ www.jmodela.coffeecup.com Fwiw, jm.

06-30-2014, 10:00 PM	#4
john1930a Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2	Re: Engine and frame numbers Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I agree with Jim Mason, and from what I understand, the number on the engine is used as the VIN for the vehicle, even if the numbers do not match the frame. When I was 16, DMV allowed me to register my car with the tracing of the number from the engine.